Record

Document Reference	Bu 25/19
Title	Letter from E. Hammond [later 1st Baron Hammond], Foreign Office, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 29 Mar 1870.
Date	29 March 1870
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Comments on the progress of the Diplomatic Committee; states that Orlov's exposure of Gorchakov was amusing but there was little to choose between Gorchakov and Beust; informs him that he did not think the despatches were being tampered with but had suggested the bags remain in the chancery while they were in Berlin; comments favourably on the character of Sir George Bonham; reports the illness and possible death of General Grey and states it would be sad for the Queen; comments on his last despatch relating to Russia, Turkey and the Caspian Sea; states that he did not think the Pope would be overthrown.
Term	government business, committees, Diplomatic Service Committee
	diplomatic service, Diplomatic Service Committee
	communications, security of
	Italian affairs, 'Roman Question'

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6944	Orlov; - (fl 1868-1871); -	fl 1868-1871
NA6658	Grey; Charles (1804-1870); General; private secretary to Queen Victoria 1861-70	1804-1870
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA6571	Beust; Friedrich F. von (1809-1886); Count; Austrian politician	1809-1886
NA6945	Bonham; George F. (1847-1927); 2nd Baronet; diplomat	1847-1927
NA6087	Pius IX (1792-1878); Pope; Giovanni M.M. Ferretti Pope from 1846	1792-1878
NA6023	Hammond; Edmund (1802-1890); 1st Baron Hammond	1802-1890
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882